It is no surprise that Johannesburg, Tshwane and Cape Town all have less than ten years of useful landfill life left, as waste management is the least prioritised municipal service in most South African municipalities. It lags significantly behind...
It is essential for engineers to be involved in advocacy and play an integral role in advising government and policy makers on critical issues, including infrastructure development, said US-based Matt Reiffer, Director of Transportation Programs at...
Cape Town is set to take advantage of the recent Department of Energy’s decision to allow major cities to purchase electricity directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The decision is anticipated to be a major fillip for the renewable...
An ambitious infrastructure build and maintenance programme, consisting of a reliable pipeline of bankable projects using public funding to leverage private and other forms of financing, is key to stimulate economic activity and employment in the...
Landfill site problems are often bigger than the eyesore created by the huge piles of waste. At one point or another, landfill sites will have to be closed. While this may seem like the end of the story, it is only the beginning of the next chapter...
eThekwini Water and Sanitation has been successfully applying the principals of direct water reuse in a simple yet cost-effective manner. Infrastructure News’s Danielle Petterson spoke to Samista Jugwanth, process engineer at AECOM at the...
Civil engineering company AECOM is working hard to close its gender inequality gap across Africa. AECOM’s executive committee currently has five female members out of 13 – a record in terms of female representation at this management level for most...
A brand new terminal building is currently being built at Botswana’s Kasane International Airport. The building was expected to be fully operational by the end of 2016, however the final stage of the upgrade is now expected to be completed by...
A Water Transfer System (WTS) Project that forms part of the Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme – Phase 2 (MMTS-2)  is currently in the trial phase in KwaZulu Natal. The project, which was completed and commissioned on 19 February 2016. was designed...
